Life In Tuvalu - Pacific Island Striving To Mitigate Climate Change Effects

FUNAFUTI, TUVALU - AUGUST 15: From the lagoon, the contour of the land is visable on August 15, 2018 in Funafuti, Tuvalu. One property lost 15m of sand and vegetation after cyclone Winston in March 2016. Strong winds and storm surges make the islands vulnerable to erosion. The small South Pacific island nation of Tuvalu is striving to mitigate the effects of climate change. Rising sea levels of 5mm per year since 1993, well above the global average, are damaging vital crops and causing flooding in the low lying nation at high tides. Sea water rises through the coral atoll on the mainland of Funafuti and inundates taro plantations, floods either side of the airport runway and affects peoples homes. The nation of 8 inhabited islands with an average elevation of only 2m above sea level is focusing on projects to help it and its people have a future. Four of the outer islands are 97% solar energy dependent and the Tuvalu Government is working to achieve 100% renewable energy from wind and solar by 2025. Tuvalu's 11,000 inhabitants see the effects of climate change in their daily life. (Photo by Fiona Goodall/Getty Images for Lumix)